Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-04
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 61 articles from 10 sites. We chose these from 1965 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Cafe Hayek, LewRockwell, Reason.com, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Libertarian Institute, Antiwar.com Blog, Law & Liberty, International Liberty, John Locke Foundation, Mises Institute.
Some Links
TweetGMU Econ alum Caleb Petitt, writing at Fortune, exposes the weakness of the Trump administration’s justification for its new tariffs on imports from Canada punitive taxes on Americans’ purchases ...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 3, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Dumbest Psyops of All Time?
Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Friends Like These
Plus: Groypers on the Hill, HOA lawsuits, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran
We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
A New Jersey News Outlet Asks the Courts To Stop a Judge's Censorship
The judge concluded that a high school student's privacy interests trumped freedom of the press.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
The Intellectual Architecture of Trumpism
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archip...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Iran Will Recover, But Trump’s Damage to US Diplomacy Could Last a Generation
As the US-Israel war on Iran grinds into its sixth month, it’s clear to all but the most intellectually-dishonest Trump loyalists and war-bent Israel-sympathizers that it’s been a spectacular failure....
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
6 Signs That World War III Is About To Get Even Larger
When will the mainstream media finally admit that we are literally watching World War III play out right in front of our eyes? The war in the Middle East has been going on for more than 1,000 days, an...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Corporatized, Privately Controlled, Uniparty Political System: America Is not a ‘Nation,’ It Is a Private Monopoly Cabal
“Representative government is artifice, a political myth, designed to conceal from the masses the dominance of a self-selected, self-perpetuating, and self-serving traditional ruling class.” ~ Giusepp...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Todd Blanche's Concessions Underline the Flagrant Phoniness of Trump's IRS 'Settlement'
The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Said Tariffs on Aluminum Would Boost Domestic Production. The White House Now Admits That Didn't Happen.
It's been more than eight years since Trump's first aluminum tariffs were imposed. How long do we have to wait before calling this a failure?
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Pentagon Wants Massive ‘Two-Week’ Bombing of Iran To Force Its Surrender
While Trump already “drowned” in the “Swamp” he once promised to “drain”, he can at least exercise enough common sense and understand that his political (if not physical) survival depends on the outco...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The week in regulations: Peach diversion programs and nuclear packages
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates the same, and an increase may be on the way. Economic growth remained below average, and inflation remained above target. Agencies issued new regulations rangin...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - cei.org
What Iranian Dissidents Can Learn About Regime Change From the Mistakes of 1979
A regretful rebel talks about what he learned from his participation in Iran’s Islamic revolution.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Ex-ICC Prosecutor Khan's Sexual Misconduct Wasn't His Only Scandal
Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2021 until his removal in 2026, ultimately lost his… The post Ex-ICC Prosecutor Khan's Sexual Misconduct Wasn't His Only Scand...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Trump’s West Asia Off-Ramp
Trump’s war against Iran, started for Israel and funded by the American people without the slightest bit of Congressional debate or constitutional adherence, has been lost. Initiating this war, design...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
A Two-State Solution for Spain?
Israel is celebrating the overrunning of the Spanish city of Ceuta by 60,000 African immigrant-invaders, an invasion force larger than 50% of the city’s population. As in Jean Raspail’s Camp of the S...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Hammers and Sickles Coming Soon to a Town Near You
Hammer and Sickle? Who under the age of 60 would even remember that barbaric symbol of Communism? Or the tens of millions it executed under its totalitarian death grip? Or the fact that several nation...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Iran Will Survive This War, But Can U.S. Diplomacy?
As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran grinds into its sixth month, it’s clear to all but the most intellectually-dishonest [Donald] Trump loyalists and war-bent Israel-sympathizers that it’s been a spectacul...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
In the upcoming climate change case the Supreme Court should reject the industry and Trump Administration arguments for preemption-by-penumbra.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Police Mix Up Usernames, Man Spends 18 Months in Prison for Someone Else's Sex Crimes
"He should never have been charged, let alone convicted," judges now say.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Advice to Entering Law Students - 2026
Some suggestions that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Anthony Fauci, Our Own Wizard of Oz
This week, the Senate Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify. The committee secured extensive daily logs he had prepared while at NIH heading up the COVID-19 response. (Th...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Gordon-Darby Renews Attempt to Commandeer New Hampshire Through the Clean Air Act
A renewed suit seeking to leverage the Clean Air Act in pursuit of lucrative government contracts.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Court Quashes Subpoenas to Anti-Defamation League in ASU Pro-Palestine Student Protest Case
From Thursday's opinion by Judge John Tuchi (D. Ariz.) in Campos v. Ariz. Bd. of Regents: On April 26, 2024,… The post Court Quashes Subpoenas to Anti-Defamation League in ASU Pro-Palestine Student Pr...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Eighth Circuit Panel Rejects Overbreadth Challenge to Arkansas Law Barring Libraries from Making "Obscene-as-to-Minors" Material Available to Minors
An excerpt from Thursday's decision in Fayetteville Public Library v. Crawford County, by Judge Eighth Circuit Steven Grasz, joined by… The post Eighth Circuit Panel Rejects Overbreadth Challenge to A...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Mamdani's Tax Database Doxed Wealthy New Yorkers
The New York City mayor painted a target on wealthy taxpayers.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul: Iran War Sinking Republicans Ahead of Midterms
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just 90 days before the US midterm elections, the rising unpopularity of the Iran war threatens to sink Republican hopes of holding the House and Senate. While Cong...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 3, 2026 - antiwar.com
A Missed Opportunity
The Vanderbilt Report captured some real truths, but it could have done so much more.
Law & Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Part II: Demographics + Entitlements = Europe’s Doom
The world’s most under-appreciated problem is demographic decline mixed with tax-and-transfer entitlement programs. Those two factors, when combined, are a massive problem. All of which is explained i...
International Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case
From the 36K-word decision in Laffery v. Pertl, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, joined in part by… The post Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case appeared first o...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Operation Isolation
Leaked FEMA Documents Reveal the ‘Lone Wolf’ Survival Protocol Was Engineered to Ensure Mass Casualties During Collapse—The $340,000 Death Trap They Don’t Want You to Understand. There exists, in the ...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Simulacra World
“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” Roy Batty played by Rutger Hauer said in his ‘Tears in the Rain’, speech at the end of Blade Runner. A film that grapples with the reality of biological ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Spain’s border chaos offers lesson for America
Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about an important lesson Americans can learn from one European nation’s current crisis. Spain’s border is being overrun by migrants, and it is a dramatic r...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 3, 2026 - johnlocke.org
David Hume, Political Philosopher
David Hume’s political thought is not party-political, but instead reflects the insights of a first-rate philosopher.
Law & Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Tony Lyons: Why Censorship Never Works
[Tony Lyons, President of MAHA Action and host of the weekly MAHA Media Hub, introduced Wednesday’s show with the below words – just hours after Sen. Rand Paul’s hearing with former NIAID director, An...
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Censorship Is More Offensive Than Any Slur
The desire to ban speech, in any form, is an example of insecurity inside society and government. Knowing that certain words or images may in some way draw revulsion and offense is a risk an individua...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governance," by Daniel Browning
The article is here; the Abstract: When the government regulates conduct, it does not always do so directly. Increasingly, the… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governa...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Did Elon Musk Sentence Millions to Death by Dismantling USAID?
The study cited by Rep. Ro Khanna as the basis for that claim is statistical nonsense.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Court Expresses Doubt About Lawprof's Attempt to Block Appointment of Federal Judge as U Kentucky Law School Dean
From Woodcock v. Van Tatenhove (E.D. Ky.), decided Friday by Judge Benjamin Beaton (W.D. Ky.): Professor Ramsi Woodcock, currently suspended… The post Court Expresses Doubt About Lawprof's Attempt to ...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
High power bills? Blame bad state policies, not data centers
A new report from the John Locke Foundation, “Energy Poverty in North Carolina: Securing Affordable, Reliable Power,” features a county-by-county energy poverty index for North Carolina. The previous ...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 3, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Schools Owe No Legal Duty "to Former Students to Investigate Allegations of Past Abuse,"
court holds in Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin's lawsuit.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Dr. Mark Thornton on Debt, Gold, and the Global Economy - Miles Franklin Media
Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, interviews Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, to discuss why he believes the global economy is approaching a crit...
Mises Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - mises.org
Taking the best approach toward ‘killer drones’
John Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki explore ongoing developments in military technology. Killer drones are coming. Shrinking populations and accelerating technology are pushing every military—America’s...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 3, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from pages 146-147 of the December 1828 Edinburgh Review article “The American Tariff,” as reprinted in volume 1 of Battles Over Free Trade (Mark Duckenfield, editor, 2008); this article is ...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 3, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Harvard Rather Than Naming Himself
Readers of the blog may recall a certain John Doe who is suing Penn, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Berkeley for alleged… The post Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Ha...
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994
8/3/1994: Justice Stephen Breyer takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Nukes? Trump Says Iran Attack Would Have Been the “Biggest Attack Since World War II”
—— Click Here: Gateway Pundit The post Nukes? Trump Says Iran Attack Would Have Been the “Biggest Attack Since World War II” appeared first on LewRockwell.
LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Antiwar.com Relies on You!
Dear Antiwar.com Reader, The war with Iran has been one of the most difficult conflicts to follow in my role as the News Editor of Antiwar.com, a position I’ve held since 2020. Each day brings a new t...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 3, 2026 - antiwar.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest David Benner: Israel Stays on the Sidelines While Trump Fights Netanyahu’s War Against Iran
A single line in a must-pass defense bill can change U.S. foreign policy for years, and most people will never hear about it until it is too late. We dig into Section 219 of the NDAA and why critics s...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Why Trump Quietly Carved Out Doctors From His Own Visa Freeze
By lifting the hold on foreign physicians, the Trump administration tacitly admitted its broad immigration restrictions aren't working.
Reason.com
Aug 2, 2026 - reason.com
Indeed, Pay Attention to What Trump Actually Says About Tariffs
TweetHere’s a note to a Facebook friend. Mr. Kartik Chandrasekhar Kartik: Thanks for noting, on my Facebook page, that someone put the following challenge to you: “What would be great is if you would ...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 2, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Archives: August/September 2026
Excerpts from Reason's vaults
Reason.com
Aug 2, 2026 - reason.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Jon Hoffman: Did Trump Put Saudi on the Path to Nuclear Weapons?!
A nuclear power deal can sound like paperwork until the fine print turns into a proliferation crisis. We sit down with Jon Hoffman of the Cato Institute to unpack the reported US Saudi nuclear agreeme...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
EUROCOM General Warns US Lacks Ships to Continue Defense of Israel
The Commander of US forces in Europe has warned the White House that he lacks the ships to continue to defend Israel from Iranian missile attacks. According to sources speaking with The Washington Po...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Trump Says He Called Off Major Attack on Iran
President Donald Trump said he backed away from a plan to escalate military operations against Iran to allow for negotiations. Throughout the war, Trump has made threats to strike civilian targets in ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Israel Will Not Change Policy or Withdraw from Gaza
Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal to disarm Hamas had been reached, Israeli officials said Tel Aviv has no intention of withdrawing its forces from Gaza. “Today, the Board o...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Another Atrocity
On Thursday, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) murdered an Iranian family as part of the brutal and unprovoked war of aggression that the US national-security state is waging against Iran on...
LewRockwell
Aug 2, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
John Mearsheimer On Propaganda
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 30 July 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast. Amazingly, we hardly talked about Iran, despite the fact it looked at the time like President Trump was about ...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 2, 2026 - antiwar.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923
8/2/1923: President Calvin Coolidge's Inauguration. He would appoint Justice Harlan Fiske Stone to the Supreme Court. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 2, 1923 appeared first on Reason.c...
Reason.com
Aug 2, 2026 - reason.com
David Cole's Qualified Defense of the Supreme Court
The prominent liberal legal scholar and former ACLU leader outlines how the Court has often checked Trump, but also critiques it for going against precedent.